START MENU in Unity

Learn how to make a main menu using Unity!

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[bshaun]

FYI this tutorial still works (in general). There are still a few problems in this tutorial as Unity has updated and things have changed. Here are some problems people seem to be facing with the fixes:

1 - Background Image can't be applied
Select the image from your assets folder and open it in the inspector. Change the texture type from (Default) to (Sprite 2D and UI). It can now be used as an Image in the UI

2 - Game Scene is dark after running Menu Scene
In both scenes go Window > Rendering > Lighting > Scene and at the bottom click on the arrow on the Generate Lighting Tab. Disable (Auto Generate) if it's on, then select Clear Baked Data, then select generate lighting.

3 - TextMeshPro not in asset store
TextMeshPro is now built into Unity and can be used without needing to download further files. It can be used as an alternative to basic (Text).

[Adomas_B]

There are 3 times you visit a Brackey's tutorial:
The first one is when you copy it.
The second one is when you forget one thing.
The third one is when you show it to a friend.

[krzan_kristina_d_rigging]

0:00 Intoduction
0:12 Canvas and Panels
1:30 Text Mesh Pro
3:10 Colour Gradient
4:00 Text to Button
5:10 Duplicate Button
6:25 Basic Options menu and Slider
8:00 Functionality
10:20 Add Actions to Buttons

[stevencvisuals]

I have gotten to the point where the word "PLAY" looks weird now, i've been looking at this word for like 3 hours

[Pkai]

braceys acidently raps:
"I'm going to make a slider, and make it a bit wider."

[Leeyouno]

I'm actually pretty surprised at how building a game is 20% work and 80% polishing the finer detail.

[Mora_Saim]

"I promise you that it will work" those are the words you don't ever say in computer science 😄

[Vequo]

Rip brackeys. You guys inspired me to make my own game and i am following the 2d ones now. This is a life saver and if you guys are reading this, thank you. From every single one of your subscribers.

[KuzmaProDev]

The best tutorial I've found on the topic so far: exact, clear, condense.

[TechnicJelle]

Yes!
Please also do an options menu!
Maybe with graphics options?

[redgeoblaze]

Me every time I watch a Brackeys video: "Alright, sounds simple enough"
Also me when I open up Unity: **90s Router Noises** **Stares Blankly**

[mladizivko]

Man, you absolutely saved me for a college project. You're the GOAT of YT, Unity and tutorials!

[eBuddy]

Classic. You follow a simple tutorial, but nothing goes as expected because you're watching it a year late.

[matstacy]

have have watched this video like 20 times. and everytime he says his menu is more fun then his game gets me

[shadow]

If you are confused and can't find TextMesh Pro in the Asset store, it is already included with your version of Unity (This is only included with versions 2018 and higher)

[shangquin]

I was trying to learn some simple unity scripting to show my boss a proposal and nothing made sense or was relevant, but in your video you made it extremely easy to follow along so thank you!

[icoivo]

Not only an options menu, but also making different graphics and resolution of your game for different settings.
Great video, btw

[aregeeliff]

Thank you! you are always amazing. I took up coding about 2 years ago and then had a baby and put my dreams on hold. Now hes a bit older, I'm less preoccupied with things and want to get back into it. I am so surprised how much I remember and re watching your videos has helped so much. Thank you again!

[not_a_cow]

too the 2 peopel that have the same problem as me where the buttons wont even highlight, make the eventsystem a child of your canvas, then look at the component. if the input system seems to have an error LOOK AT IT it will tell you to update the input system with a very handy button below that to do it for you. i was struggling for 40 minutes before I figured out to do this

[dibaterman]

Anyone using this guide in 2021 or later: You will probably get a SceneManagement error in your Unity Compiler following this guide. First be sure to download the latest version of Microsoft Visual Studio, next be sure to select "Game Development with Unity" when installing, and if you did not just go to Modify to add the version.

Finally and most importantly be sure to in Unity go to Edit>Preferences and select your version of MVS as the preferred editor and if you need to set the compiler check box on. Later version of Unity do not seem to use compiler check box on though.

After that you should be golden and can continue to follow this guide.